Both Earlham coaches out

Earlham will not be renewing the contracts of either its men's or
women's basketball coach this offseason, according to a report in a
local newspaper.

The Quakers, who will enter their second season of basketball in
the Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference each looking for their
first win, went 0-25 in women's basketball under Liana Coutts and
2-23 in men's basketball under Jeff Justus. Justus, in his 13th
season, compiled a 112-221 mark, while Coutts was 22-153. Earlham's
best season under Coutts was 2006, when the Quakers went 5-21.

"One thing I hope we're able to do is recognize the effort and
commitment of all these coaches to try and make Earlham's programs
succeed," Earlham athletic director Frank Carr told The
Palladium-Item. "I commend and I appreciate and I'm thankful
for the commitment that (the coaches) have made toward the
student-athletes at Earlham and representing Earlham in a very
professional and positive way during their times here."